Jack Aubrey Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 From Dark Horizons The One Ring has landed an early review of the extended cut of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and it reveals some great new stuff: "I've recently seen the brand-new extended cut of The Return of the King, in my professional capacity, and I thought I'd let know you know about it. I had seen the theatrical version once in the theatre, and two more times with my kids, and I must admit that the longer cut is far superior, for it ties everything you could consider loose-ends, it extends what you thought what great, and it adds awesome new scenes. Many characters benefit from this extended cut, but Faramir, Denethor, Eowyn and Merry really stand out. After having watched the extended version, my favorite character became Denethor. His new scenes gave him such depth that I couldn't help but wonder why in the world they had to cut them. We learn more about Denethor than about any other character, in my opinion, and that's saying a lot. We learn new things about him not only from his extended and new scenes, but from Faramir, which I thought was a nice touch. Also, I must credit the actor who played Denethor for the coolest line in the whole trilogy: In this extended cut, when he learns that the first levels of the city are in flames and that the men are deserting them, he says something like 'Why do the fools fly? They should stand and burn, for burn they must.' Awesome. Oh, and he has a heated exchange of words with his son that stand out because it's very dramatic. It even reintroduces Sean Bean as Borimir in a most unexpected way! The House of Healing is back in as well, which is good, because it allows you to breath a little between the two big battles of the movie. Aragorn shows his healing skills, which allow us to realize that he IS really fitted to be king, and not just a wannabe. This new segment also has tender moments between Faramir and Eowyn while they're recovering from their battle wounds, which serves a nice conclusion for both characters and allow the actors who play them to shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 The official site has actually a series of clips from the EE available now here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Oct 28 2004, 06:14 PM) The official site has actually a series of clips from the EE available now here Cool! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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